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Jambav - India's Magic Kingdom On The Web
2007-03-08 11:55:02 What do you get when you put together a team that has a former cook from a five-star hotel, an ex CTO who wants to stop churning out software and start teaching kids, an advertising professional wanting to start a playschool, a creative copywriter from a zoology background donning the role of a story teller, an adult who is a kid at heart to lead all these people and loving parents to fund all of this for a cause ? Well, you'd get a recipe for success. You ask how? We have it all below for you. 1. What is Jambav all about & why the name Jambav? Jambav is a team of software professionals dedicated to developing edutainment games and tools for children, with an inclusive focus on children with special needs, especially autism. All our ga While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Kingdom , Magic , The Web , King
Webyog - Impressive MySQL Interface from India
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Anyone who ever used Webyog's free MySQL interface claims it to be more intuitive than any other competing product in the market. Since it is "Made in India " we were obviously intrigued and wanted to know more about this startup and the people behind it. In the process we also found out how to make a million without winning a lottery. Read ahead to learn more. 1. For starters, what is Webyog.com? Why the name Webyog? The name was coined in the dot-com days by me and my friend. At that point in time, everybody wanted to own a catchy domain name - just for the heck of it! "Web" was a very hot word those days and "yog" gave an Indian touch to it. So we went ahead and booked the domain. When the company was formed it al While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Inter , Press , Face , Mysql
Exceptional thoughts of an exceptional entrepreneur - Ram Shriram
2007-03-08 11:55:02 We've recently interacted with Ram Shriram who like the Sherpas often dons the role of a guide and commands the utmost respect; the only difference being that he guides the explorers of the entrepreneurial world whilst the renowned sherpas of Nepal guide the explorers of Himalayas through its extreme conditions and towards success. As he is looked upon as a role model by several entrepreneurs, Indians in particular, we requested him to share with us a list of "golden rules and guidelines" for startups in India. In return, we've got a wealth of information from his real world experiences, all of which (and also listed below) can be found well documented at Sherpalo.com o While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Entrepreneur , Thoughts , Thought , Exception , Exceptional
Startups.in/dex - Index of Startups in India
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Evidently, someone had ample time to spare :) and dished out this neat index of startups in India . Check it out. Take a careful look. You'd notice the majestic India in the backdrop. While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Star t ups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Startup , Tart
DEMO in India
2007-03-08 11:55:02 If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding or an investor scouting for interesting and exciting startups, then you should have a look at these two events. For startups that would like to participate at Proto.in, the nominations are set to open at midnight on October 28th, 2006 and close by end of November. A panel would screen the nominations and select 30 companies who will each get a 10 minute slot to pitch their idea concept associated with a prototype to the audience. The event is scheduled to take place in Chennai on January 20th and 21st, 2007. Update (as per Vijay, the organizer) - "If they are shortlisted, they will be notified, and yes there is a fee for them. we have set the amount quite reasonably at Rs. 5000 (barely $100), and the only reason is to create a threshold so that only people who are serious about it get into this." Venture Intelligence is organizing DEMO that is set to take place at Bangalore on December 12, 2006 where the selected companies a... More About: India , Demo
Sangeetix - India's own Napster - Webjay?
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Name one site where you can search for India n media content with very high relevant results without having to use complex search queries; one where you can also tag the results and share the playlists?rnrnNo, neither of Google, Yahoo, MSN would give you relevant results. Disagree? Go ahead. Try it out.rnrnLet us suppose that you want to hear to "mein hu don" from the movie Don. Just click the hyperlinks above. Now let's try out the new star Sangeetix. What do you think? Super cool and smart, isn't it?rnrnOf course, we didn't include "mp3" as part o While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Napster
Showcasing the sights and sounds of Konkan community, digitally
2007-03-08 11:55:02 There are entrepreneurs and then there are entrepreneurs who inspire and motivate others. Rohan Pinto, falls into the latter category. A self-made person, his desire to provide community service to the people of his home town coupled with his passion to do some thing unique, resulted in the creation of Konkan.tv, an online video sharing platform built around the Mangalorean community to showcase their traditions and cultures. Keep reading to to learn how this amazing individual turned his dream into a reality. 1. You've mentioned that Konkan.tv is an effort to bring lesser known Indian languages to forefront. But for the benefit of our readers could you please elaborate a bit more? The Konkan region (also called the Konkan coast), is a strech of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India stretching from Raigad to Mangalore. This short stretch of approximately 30,000 square kilometers has a very rich diverse culture tradition and a variety of languages spoke... More About: Sights , Sounds , Community , Show , Muni
Burrp turns sexy
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Burrp! was the first startup we profiled here on Startups.in/India and just like all other first things in life, burrp! would always remain special to us. Since our first encounter, burrp! has been through several changes so as to please its users and with the recent major face lift, it is looking all the more irresistible. Check it out - burrp! Mumbai & Bangalore. Please exercise caution. Be Warned - you might just fall in love with the new & sexy burrp! While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Sexy , Turn
Appscale - Simplifying HR management with SaaS
2007-03-08 11:55:02 "Let's salsa SaaS to stay in shape and cut down the weight expenses" seems to be the current philosophy for many a business. "Shrink-wrapped" software solutions seem to be 'out' while "Saas" solutions are 'in'. But on a more staid note, "SaaS" isn't just another buzz word or a fad. We believe it is here to stay. Please be with us as we take you through what we think to be an interesting discussion with T. E. Gautham, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Appscale Technologies, makers of HRWorks, a SaaS solution for businesses to manage HR/Payroll processes. 1. Could you please tell us more about HRworks and the company behind it? HRWorks is a software-as-a-servic While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Management , Men , With , Simp , Cale
Cleartrip - Taking confusion out of the trip
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Cleartrip, an online travel site intends to make travel a pleasant experience and its founder has a clear strategy to do so. Focus on customers, not competition is the secret of success in any business says Hrush Bhatt, founder of travel site cleartrip.com Here is the first part of our interview with Hrush Bhatt. 1. What exactly is Cleartrip.com? Why the name Cleartrip? Cleartrip is an online travel site which lets Indian customers book domestic flights and hotel rooms easily. Cleartrip is a great name, we selected it from over 70 contenders. We loved the name, Cleartrip, because it conveys everything that our company is about immediately. Our mission is "Making travel simple" and Cleartrip says it all. 2. What motivated you to start Cleartrip when in fact quite a few such sites seem to already exist while few more are reportedly in the works? Stuart, Matthew and myself have been working within the Indian travel space for many years at different organizations. I w... More About: Fusion , Confusion , Trip , King , Clear
Back from hiatus
2007-03-08 11:55:02 We've received a significant number of updates during our two weeks of hiatus and while we did respond to quite a few of you earlier, we still have few more to go. So, please bear with us while we catch up with all of it and thank you for being with us. While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Back , Hiatus
The tale of a FOURpreneur
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Doing what it takes to pursue, not just one or two, but all of your dreams and ideas with zeal and succeeding at them involves lot of effort, time, a bit of luck and may be loads of money :). Vivek Pahwa, a born entrepreneur has all of these and is driven to succeed. Learn more about this go-getter and his interesting ventures below. 1. As of now, you are managing 4 ventures concurrently which is quite amazing from our perspective. Could you please elaborate a bit more on your ventures? That is correct. Currently, Pahwa KBS (Knowledge Based Services) has 4 different websites, catering to different consumer needs. All four are in the consumer Internet space. The 4 we While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Four , Tale , Rene
(Book) By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs
2007-03-08 11:55:02 There are startup founders who turn an idea that they dreamt of into success and then there are those who take a step even further to ease the roadblocks that they earlier faced on their path to success, so as to help the future entrepreneurs. "Make the Move" book is one such attempt by Ishan Gupta & Rajat Khare to demystify the world of entrepreneurship. Intrigued? Keep reading to see what Ishan Gupta says on entrepreneurship, the book and more... 1. The tag line of your book "Make the Move" says Demystifying Entrepreneur ship. We're obviously intrigued. Could you give us a synopsis of your book? How does it help demystify entrepreneurship for someone trying to succeed as an entrepreneur? "Make the Move" is a book written for fellow entrepreneurs. Starting with inspiring words from the President of India to young visionaries, to Sabeer Bhatia's foreword, the book leads the reader to a stimulating start of dreams being turned into reality. ... More About: Book , Entrepreneurs , Rene
Startup 101 from CampusChai
2007-03-08 11:55:02 On his birthday last November, just when his wit started to reign, Sunder Iyer turned wise and decided that he will either create, start or do something that will impact people's lives in a positive way before his next birthday, failing which he vowed to eat a whole A4 paper sheet with his birthday resolution printed on it. Next week is his birthday and having looked at his work, we think he is going to succeed - no, not at devouring an A4 paper but with his startup Camp us Chai.com where "Campus Recruitment is done better" and targeted exclusively at Indian market. We've asked Sunder to share with us his startup experiences and he has b While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Star t ups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Startup
HumSubka - Online (My)Space For all of us
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Social networking has become ho-hum says who? If one were to go by the discussion at the recently concluded India Brand Summit, as of September this year, there were close to twenty social networking sites humming with activity with new ones still popping up and getting funded. MySpace and other such sites from the West would not really entice the Indian population until and unless they take into consideration the disparate cultural and other local factors that exist in Indian market. Orkut, once a popular destination is slowly losing its charm owing to the increasing negative publicity that it is receiving in Indian media of late. Point being, Indian social networking sites are making a high pitch hum as they race forward to capture this market and cash on the ever increasing online population in India. HumSubka.com While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Online , My Space , Pace , Line
Got an idea? Need cash? Get funded upto $250K
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Do you have a great idea at work but struggling for funds? Then this could be the perfect opportunity to get up to $250,000 in investment with very few strings attached. To qualify, all it takes is just two of CRV's five general partners to believe in you idea and give a go ahead. Charles River Ventures (CRV), one of the most respected and successful early-stage venture capital firms in US with approximately $1.8 billion under management has just launched QuickStart Seed Fun ding Program. This program makes it very easy for startups to seek up to $250K in working capital to finance the work necessary to build out their ideas and better explore market potential in preparation for raising a first formal Series A equity round. "Getting a big idea off the ground takes a lot more than innovative thinking. It takes time, resources and c While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Idea , Need , Cash , Fund
Guruji - The swadeshi search engine
2007-03-08 11:55:02 If Gandhiji were alive, he'd have been extremely happy (using) seeing Guruji. What if it doesn't yet rank his website on the top, it at least is not just some search engine developed by firangis. Being a champion of "swadeshi", our beloved father of the nation would have been happy on seeing the indigenously developed search engine and the people behind it who are working arduously to make this product better each day. Follow us as we take you through the thoughts of Anurag Dod, co-founder of Guruji.com, the first ever Indian search engine aspiring to showcase the "Indian" content to the world. 1. As we understand, Guruji.com is a search engine focused only on mining Indian content. But for the benefit of our readers could you please elaborate on the need for a country specific search engine? Guruji.com is India focussed search engine which crawls the India relevant information and adds Indian context to the queries e.g. if user is searching for 'Preside... More About: Search , Search Engine , Engine , Ades , Wade
Wishing you and yours a fantastic 2007
2007-03-08 11:55:02 Greeting As New Year dawns ... May it bring for you ... Promises of ... New dreams to fulfill ... New goals to reach ... And New Joys to discover ... May each day of 2007 bring you ... Special moments to enjoy and to treasure. May you and your loved ones be blessed with joy all through! HAPPY NEW YEAR Link to the greeting While we decide on publishing the full RSS feed, please visit us at http://Startups.in/India or use our short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Your , Wish , Wishing , Shin
IIT Kanpur's Megabucks - Impresario, The Entrepreneurial Expo
2007-03-07 22:23:00 Editor Note: If you are a startup or an incubated company and would like to be showcased at this event, then kindly leave a comment with your contact information or contact the organizers ASAP to be briefed further about the opportunity. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is celebrating its Annual, International Business and Entrepreneurship Festival, Megabucks from Apr. 6th - 8th this year and we would like to associate with your company in this. We invite you to participate in Megabucks Impresario - the Entrepreneurial Expo that has been designed to serve as a networking podium for the exhibitors taking part in this event. Impresario, the Entrepreneurial Exhibition, sets the stage to bring together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, trade associations, technocrats, incubation hubs, start-ups and the academic fraternity. The focal point of the event is to foster close interaction and exchange of information of exhibitors with prospective investors as well as prospective empl... More About: Rene
NeedGrub.com - The Restaurant Guide for India
2007-03-07 17:23:00 Needgrub.com is "The" guide for Restaurant s In India . You need to know about your dining options in your city. The website provides a wide range of information and awesome search tools to help find that perfect restaurant. NeedGrub.com has some cool features like 1. Find restaurants by City, Locality, Zip, Features, Types, Cuisines and much much more 2. Maps to locate the restaurants 3. Editor Reviews and Ratings 4. User Ratings and reviews 4. Ability to add your comments and save your favourite restaurants. 5. Create a profile on the website and add your reviews and become a Star Reviewer of the week. 6. Photos of restaurants 7. and much more... Start finding restaurants now! Start writing your reviews about restaurants and share your thoughts to all the food enthusiasts, and give the visibility to those little eateries you love in your city. Share the fun and secrets of Dining in Indian cities. Ouch! My poor publisher cut me off. Please , please pay me a visit at ... More About: Guide , Guid
Internet and Mobile Connect event by Venture Intelligence
2007-03-04 12:06:00 India is experiencing growth in Internet and Mobile space. This presents a huge opportunity to deliver many Internet and Mobile based Value Added Services to end users. But this opportunity also presents significant challenges to Service Providers in coming up with business models, valuations etc. In this context, leading VC investors and top executives from several Online Services and Mobile VAS companies are coming together for Internet & Mobile Connect on March 15 at The Le Royal Meridian in Mumbai, to network, discuss and share best practices. Specifically, the panels at this event plan to feature discussions between investing and operating executives on the following issues: o How are these sectors going to shape in the next few years? o What are the business models that have worked in other markets? Will they work in India? o What are some of the India specific opportunities? o How can investors differentiate the winners from the crowd? o What are the challenges for inv... More About: Venture , Entrepreneurship , Event
Bu.llet.in - Capturing and Organizing Bullets of Information
2007-02-28 01:46:00 Bu.llet.in (Bulletin) is an attempt to organize information in a concentric fashion under Organ ization, Cities, States and Countries (aka GEO). It provides you place-holder to post and share information attaching keywords (tags) and placing them under various Categories like Movie Review, Business Talks, Recent Happenings etc. In addition, it crawls Blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Yahoo Answers, Eventful to display information under Cities, Countries, Tags. This is called as MASHUP. You can notice socializing element where you can see People information under GEO - and can scrap them, add them to your friends list, search their posts and interact with them. Bu.llet.in is first of it's kind service to emphasize on Geographic organization of information, bringing relevant information to the users. Interview with its founder will follow soon. Ouch! My poor publisher cut me off. Please , please pay me a visit at http://Startups.in/India or using the short URL http://Startu.ps More About: Information , Bullets , Turin
The tale of a FOURpreneur
2007-02-25 23:52:02 Doing what it takes to pursue, not just one or two, but all of your dreams and ideas with zeal and succeeding at them involves lot of effort, time, a bit of luck and may be loads of money :). Vivek Pahwa, a born entrepreneur has all of these and is driven to succeed. Learn more about this go-getter and his interesting ventures below. 1. As of now, you are managing 4 ventures concurrently which is quite amazing from our perspective. Could you please elaborate a bit more on your ventures? That is correct. Currently, Pahwa KBS (Knowledge Based Services) has 4 different websites,... ....please access the complete post at http://Startups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Four , Tale , Rene
(Book) By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs
2007-02-25 23:52:02 There are startup founders who turn an idea that they dreamt of into success and then there are those who take a step even further to ease the roadblocks that they earlier faced on their path to success, so as to help the future entrepreneurs. "Make the Move" book is one such attempt by Ishan Gupta & Rajat Khare to demystify the world of entrepreneurship. Intrigued? Keep reading to see what Ishan Gupta says on entrepreneurship, the book and more... 1. The tag line of your book "Make the Move" says Demystifying Entrepreneur ship. We're obviously intrigued. Could you give us a... ....please access the complete post at http://Startups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Book , Entrepreneurs , Rene
Startup 101 from CampusChai
2007-02-25 23:52:02 On his birthday last November, just when his wit started to reign, Sunder Iyer turned wise and decided that he will either create, start or do something that will impact people's lives in a positive way before his next birthday, failing which he vowed to eat a whole A4 paper sheet with his birthday resolution printed on it. Next week is his birthday and having looked at his work, we think he is going to succeed - no, not at devouring an A4 paper but with his startup Camp us Chai.com where "Campus Recruitment is done better" and targeted exclusively at Indian market. We've asked Sunder... ....please access the complete post at http://Star t ups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Startup
HumSubka - Online (My)Space For all of us
2007-02-25 23:52:02 Social networking has become ho-hum says who? If one were to go by the discussion at the recently concluded India Brand Summit, as of September this year, there were close to twenty social networking sites humming with activity with new ones still popping up and getting funded. MySpace and other such sites from the West would not really entice the Indian population until and unless they take into consideration the disparate cultural and other local factors that exist in Indian market. Orkut, once a popular destination is slowly losing its charm owing to the increasing negative publicity that... ....please access the complete post at http://Startups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Online , My Space , Pace , Line
Got an idea? Need cash? Get funded upto $250K
2007-02-25 23:52:02 Do you have a great idea at work but struggling for funds? Then this could be the perfect opportunity to get up to $250,000 in investment with very few strings attached. To qualify, all it takes is just two of CRV's five general partners to believe in you idea and give a go ahead. Charles River Ventures (CRV), one of the most respected and successful early-stage venture capital firms in US with approximately $1.8 billion under management has just launched QuickStart Seed Fun ding Program. This program makes it very easy for startups to seek up to $250K in working capital to finance the work... ....please access the complete post at http://Startups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Idea , Need , Cash , Fund
Guruji - The swadeshi search engine
2007-02-25 23:52:02 If Gandhiji were alive, he'd have been extremely happy (using) seeing Guruji. What if it doesn't yet rank his website on the top, it at least is not just some search engine developed by firangis. Being a champion of "swadeshi", our beloved father of the nation would have been happy on seeing the indigenously developed search engine and the people behind it who are working arduously to make this product better each day. Follow us as we take you through the thoughts of Anurag Dod, co-founder of Guruji.com, the first ever Indian search engine aspiring to showcase the "Indian" content to the... ....please access the complete post at http://Startups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Search , Search Engine , Engine , Ades , Wade
Sangeetix - India's own Napster / Webjay?
2007-02-25 23:52:02 Name one site where you can search for India n media content with very high relevant results without having to use complex search queries; one where you can also tag the results and share the playlists? No, neither of Google, Yahoo, MSN would give you relevant results. Disagree? Go ahead. Try it out. Let us suppose that you want to hear to "mein hu don" from the movie Don. Just click the hyperlinks above. Now let's try out the new star Sangeetix. What do you think? Super cool and smart, isn't it? Of course, we didn't include "mp3" as part of our search query on the other three search... ....please access the complete post at http://Startups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Napster
DEMO in India
More articles from this author:2007-02-25 23:52:02 If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding or an investor scouting for interesting and exciting startups, then you should have a look at these two events. For startups that would like to participate at Proto.in, the nominations are set to open at midnight on October 28th, 2006 and close by end of November. A panel would screen the nominations and select 30 companies who will each get a 10 minute slot to pitch their idea concept associated with a prototype to the audience. The event is scheduled to take place in Chennai on January 20th and 21st, 2007. Update (as per Vijay, the organizer)... ....please access the complete post at http://Startups.in/India or using our new short URL http://Startu.ps - Thank you. More About: Demo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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